The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina only emphasized the fact that New Orleans was perhaps the wellspring of popular music in the 20 th Century-the source, or a major tributary, of jazz, blues, gospel, ...

Fats Domino is dead at the age of 89, which means a minimum of two things: 1) New Orleans is about to have the most incredible funeral procession anyone has ever dreamed of, and 2) Anyone who has ever ...

Fats Domino did not know he was making a record at Tipitina’s on May 19, 2007. That night, the rock ‘n’ roll founding father was simply focused on getting through – or out of – what turned out to be ...

Icons from the world of rock, blues, reggae, pop and country music have joined together to salute the genius of legendary piano man FATS DOMINO for the double CD set, Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats ...

Fats Domino, born and raised in New Orleans, was surrounded by music as a child. “New Orleans produces a disproportionately large amount of talented musicians and it really comes up with the raw ...

Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr., the pianist, singer and lifelong New Orleanian who was among the most successful but also the most modest of rock ’n' roll's founding fathers, died Tuesday at his home in ...

Antoine “Fats” Domino, the iconic New Orleans singer-songwriter whose piano-playing sound and smiling face entertained generations of audiences around the world and introduced an unmistakable rock and ...

Some gems from the life’s work of people remembered in obituaries in The New York Times. By Daniel J. Wakin Mr. Bartholomew, a producer, arranger, composer, trumpet player and bandleader, was best ...

Of course, Domino’s best known song written by another was “Blueberry Hill,” a song originally recorded by Gene Autry in 1940, which became a number one hit by Glen Miller that year. Domino and ...